Fish lure



, Dec. 14,

, 3. Y.. nm/Mu Patented Dec. 14, '1.937

FISH LURE William A. Stolley, Dowagiac, Mich., assignor to James Heddons Sons, Dowagiac, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application December 6, 1935, Serial No. 53,180

claims. (o1. 1s-46) 5 connection with various lures designed particularafford connection for .a forward hook or gang I9, 5

. ly for the hooking of large powerful game sh, and also alford connection fora -wire leader 20 andwhere exceptional strength in the line tie and which at its rear end is provided with a loop 2l hook connections is required. to afford connection for a rear hook or gang 22. The invention is directed particularly to a com- While trolling or casting, the leader is held l0 bined line tie and hook fastener which is prefer-v elevated in substantial parallelism with the under 10 ably made of stainless steel and is entered through side of the lure body by means 0f a Spring Clip 23 the body of the lure so that the tension on the line having side prongs 24-24, which embrace the coil will be transmitted entirely through the conof the. loop 2| so that the rear hook or sans will nection of the present invention, and the body itbe held elevated in substantial trailing relation to self will be relieved from strain, the body of the lure until a fish is hooked, after 16 The arrangement is one which not only affords which the pull and struggles of the fish vwill tend a strong, simple and durable method of fastening, to disons-age the leader from between the prongs but also permits the hooks to be readily changed 0f the ClilO 23, S0 that it Will assume the DOSiiin in case of breakage or where hooks of various indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l, and under the types are required for alternate use. pull 0f the fish will tend to straighten out into 20 Further objects and details will appear from alignment with the line, allowing the lure body to a description of the invention in conjunction with assume en Oblique relation t0 the line and the .accompanying drawing, wherein,- the attachments through which the draft is Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section iransmiiiedgy, showing the features of the present invention; The link i4 iS held in place Within the SlOil l5 25 Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sectional views taken on bynleens 0f 2 CIOSS dOWel nin 25 which iS entered line 2 2 of Fig. 1, Fig.' 2 showing the dowelpin through an aperture '26 in the link located at a and fastening link in positiony and Fig, 3 show point slightly above the forward end of the slot ing these parts removed; I'I. The slotting of the lower end of the link Fig; 4 is a perspective view of the link; affordsnarrow side bars 29 and 2l, and the latter 30 Fig. 5 is an edge elevation thereof; and iS cui? free at iiS upper end. 23 and iS nOrInally Fig. 6 is a sectional detau taken through une outwardly Sprung as indicated in Fie- 4. 6-6 of Fig. 1. 1 1The dowel pin 25 is removable, so that after The lure comprises o,v body m, preferably of removal the link can be slid downwardly as indigr, wood or other buoyant iight material which isl cated in dotted linesy which frees the arm 28 35 vtapered at its rear end and bovo1od at its for from confinement within the slot I5 in the body, ward end to afford an upwardly sloping front face S0 that it Will normally Spring outwardly aS in -II terminating at its upper end in an overhang Fig- 4 t0 Permit replacement 0f the fOIWard hook l2. The front faoe n isvprovided with a disnea or sans I9 and-the rear hook or sans 22 with its cavity I3, and the conguration as a whole is leader 20 aS OCCaSiOnInaY require. UDOn re- 40 one which tends to afford a diving and darting placement of the new hooks, the linkcan be erratic movement duo to the impingoment of the shoved upwardly to its position Within the slot I5 water against the front face and its discharge in the bdd?. during Which operation the free arm laterally from the front face and along the sides 23 Will be Sprung inwardly t0 alignment with the of the 1uro body, The particular shape of the remainder of the link and thus confined within 45 I lure body, however, is immaterial, Since the the slot I5, which is sufliciently narrow to afford. features of the present invention can be applied a Close Confinement for the link- The length 0f to plug baits of many forms and shapes. the link is sufficient to afford a slight protrustion The line tie and hook fastening is in the form of its upper and lower ends beyond the lure body 0f a, link I4 formed from an elongated plate 0f t0 afford the lille tie and the hOOk Connection. 50

The lure of the present invention has been designed primarily for salmon shing, although it is in no sense limited to that particular use, but the features involved are available for use in stainless steel having great strength to withstand the struggles of large powerful game shes. The link is entered through an obliquely extending slot I5 cut through the lure body at substantially right vangles to the general plane of the front face. The link is provided at its upper end with an aperture I6 which furnishes the line-tie connection, and is provided at its lower end witli'an elongated slot I1 enlarged at its. lower end I8 to The arrangement is one which affords great strength and rigidity, and completely relieves the body of the lure from strain, so that adequate strength will be afforded at all times irrespective of the construction of the body or the material from which it is composed. Furthermore, the release afforded for the rear gang enables the body to swing free from proximity to the mouth of the sh, so that there Will be less likelihood of the body becoming torn or broken during the struggles incident to the hooking and landing of a powerful iish.

I claim:

1. In a iish lure, the combination of a body provided with a slot therethrough, a link entered through said slot and configured at its upper end to afford a line tie and configured at its lower end to afford a hook connection, a leader connected to the lower end of the link, a hook connected to the rear end of the leader, a clip on the rear portion of the body adapted to normally engage and hold the leader and hookl elevated in contiguous relation tothe body and adapted to permit disengagement of .the leader and hook to swing freel of the body, and a cross pin entered transversely through the link and through the adjacent portion of the body.

2. In a sh lure, the combination of a body, a slot extending through the body, a. link slidably entered through said slot and congured at its upper end to afford a line tie and provided in its lower portion with an elongated slot aiording a hook connection at its lower end, one of the arms of the slotted portion of the link being disconnected from the body of the link at one end and adapted when the link is withdrawn from the slot in the body to project laterally from the plane of the link to provide for the insertion of a hook and adapted, when the link is normally positioned within the slot in the body, to be held closed within the plane of the link, releasable means for normally holding the link within the slot, and a hook secured to the lower end of the link. v

3. In a sh lure, the combination of a body, a

slot extending through the body, a link conigured at its upper end to afford a line tie and provided in its lower portion with an elongated slot aiording a hook connection at its lower end, one of the arms of the slotted portion of the link being disconnected froin the body of the link at one end and adapted when the link is withdrawn from the slot in the body to project laterally from the plane of the link to provide for the insertion of 'a hook, a forward hook secured to the lower end ofthe link, a leader secured to the rear end of the link, a rear hook secured to the leader, and means on the body for normally releasably holding the leader and the rear hook in contiguous relation to the body.

4. In a fish lure, the combination of a body, a slot extending through the body, a link configured at its upper end to aiord a line tie and provided in its lower portion with an elongated slot affording a hook connection at its lower end, one of the arms of the slotted portion of the link being disconnected from the body of the link at one endand adapted when the link is withdrawn from the slot in the body to project laterally from the plane of the link to provide for the insertion of a hook, and adapted, when the link is normally positioned within the slot in the body, to be held closed within the plane of the link, a. forward hook secured to the lower end of the link, a leader secured to the lower end of the link, a rear hook secured to the leader, and means on the body for normally releasably holding the leader and the rear hook in contiguous relation to the body.

5. In a flsh lure, the combination of a body tapered in its rear portion and provided with a front face extending downwardly and forwardly in oblique relation to the longitudinal axis of the body, the body being provided with a slot extending obliquely rearwardly and downwardly from the front face and through the bottom of the body, a link entered through the slot in the body and protruding at each end therefrom, the upper end of the link being apertured to afford a line tie and the lower portion of the link being provided with an elongated slot alfording contiguous side arms, one of which .is cut free at its upper end from the body of the link and adapted, when the link is held within the slot, to be maintained in closed relation to the body of the link, and adapted, when the lower end of the link is drawn away from the slot, to be outwardly sprung to permit a hook to be entered within the slot in the link, a removable dowel pin entered transversely through-the link and through the body, a forward hook secured to the lower end of the link, a leader secured to the lower end of the link, a rear hook secured to the rear end of the leader, and a clip on the body for normally releasably holding the leader and the rear hookin suspended contiguous relation to the body.

WILLIAM A. STOLLEY. 

